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Defence of the Citadel of Antwerp, medal awarded to J.L. Hamburger by the Committee of Recognition in Amsterdam

Also known as: Verdediging van de citadel van Antwerpen, penning door de Commissie van erkentenis te Amsterdam uitgereikt aan J.L Hamburger

DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.

Record status

Individual type · partial

Period

1832 - 1833

Bronze medal. Obverse: helmeted soldier in Roman attire standing by the Scheldt before the ruin of the citadel, parrying arrows shot at him with a shield, within an inscription; exergue: inscription. Reverse: inscription within an oak wreath. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-VG-1-3726; its record gives material recorded as bronze (metal); technique striking (metalworking), engraving; measurements diameter 5.2 cm x weight 77.83 g. Description translated from the museum's Dutch catalogue text; details are those of this museum object, and how far it represents a wider type has not been independently verified.

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Physical characteristics

Material
bronze (metal)
Technique
striking (metalworking), engraving
Measurements
diameter 5.2 cm x weight 77.83 g
Dimensions museum
diameter 5.2 cm x weight 77.83 g

Design

Obverse
helmeted soldier in Roman attire standing by the Scheldt before the ruin of the citadel, parrying arrows shot at him with a shield, within an inscription; exergue: inscription.
Reverse
inscription within an oak wreath.

Identification

Original title
Verdediging van de citadel van Antwerpen, penning door de Commissie van erkentenis te Amsterdam uitgereikt aan J.L Hamburger
Holding institution
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
Museum object number
NG-VG-1-3726
Museum classification
erepenning

Catalogue references

No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.

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